Sheezan Khan excited about being Alibaba on small screen

Many of us have grown up listening to the famous story of 'Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' and now the tale is coming on screen with 'Jodha Akbar' fame Sheezan M. Khan playing the lead role of Alibaba in 'Alibaba - Dastaan-e-Kaabul'. The actor said that the rendition of Alibaba is very different from what has been shown so far.

He told IANS about the show and how challenging it was to depict the character on screen. He said: "The character of Ali is very different from what you have seen on screen before. I started my career as Jalaluddin Akbar and since then I have played a variety of roles, but the role of Alibaba has a magical element to it, something that I have never played before."

"It has personally touched me and truth be told, there were times where I have been in doubt on whether or not I will be able to do justice to this role. But, I have taken this up as a challenge and I am really enjoying the journey."

Sheezan has been part of shows such as 'Silsila Pyaar Ka', 'Prithvi Vallabh', 'Ek Tha Raavan' and many more.